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Board approves multiple ordinances and resolutions; rejects SFMTA reappointment in 6–5 vote
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions including Mission Rock special tax and closures and passed a resolution opposing a state bill on facial recognition; the board declined to confirm a mayoral appointee to the SFMTA board by a 6–5 margin.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 12 adopted a series of ordinances and resolutions and rejected a mayoral nomination to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board.
Key outcomes at a glance
- Mission Rock special tax (item 1): Ordinance levying special taxes for Special Tax District 2020‑1 (Mission Rock facilities and services) — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - Closure of County Jail No. 4 (item 2): Ordinance to require closure of the seventh‑floor jail in the Hall of Justice by Nov. 1, 2020 and to create a Sentencing Commission subcommittee — adopted 10 ayes, 1 no (Supervisor Stephanie recorded the lone no). - Planning code: intermediate‑length occupancy (item 3): Ordinance to create an intermediate‑length occupancy residential use classification — first reading approved unanimously (11‑0). - SFMTA board nomination (item 4): Motion to confirm the mayor’s reappointment of Christina Rukki (transcript spelling variant) to the SFMTA board — confirmation motion defeated 6…
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